Woohoo!  Yes, what is in the vault?  And what is The Promise that holds the lonely, restless Doctor to it, and would tempt him to give up a new friend in such a painful way?

Cool to see lots of old school shout-outs (Movellans!).  And the last few minutes were packed with feels.  Bill is already both awesome and sweet as sugar, and I like Nard…[Read more]

@jimthefish I tried to leave a comment on your blog post about Twelve, his ambiguity, and how audiences have taken (or not) to him, but it doesn’t seem to have taken.  Anyway, I thought it was very thoughtful and well-written.

@missy  Sorry to hear you had to put up with bullies too.  And for such a petty reason!  I tried fighting back for a while, but I was the one who got in trouble more often than not.  But turning the other cheek and/or asking for help didn’t work either, and my parents didn’t want to try standing up to the system on my behalf.  All I could do was…[Read more]

@ichabod Lucky you!  I know there are other people who enjoy Who in my neck of the woods, but we’re not organized, and not all of the Fathom Events screenings make it to my area.  As I recall we got the 3D Series 8 finale and “The Power of the Daleks”, but not Twelve’s most recent Xmas specials.  It does look like the Series 10 premiere/Class do…[Read more]

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Thanks for the RT link @jimthefish.  So far there have been some interesting Facebook comments on the article too — one saying let’s be kind not only to each other but the people who make the show!  😉

Me, I don’t think I would have survived in a world of cyberbullies.  I graduated from the horrors of high school just before the Internet re…[Read more]

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Just found out about this — at least in the U.S., the cinema screenings of “The Pilot” (April 17 and 19) are actually a double-bill with the first episode of Class!

Also, in related news — I don’t know if I’m the only Whovian here who also loves Mystery Science Theater 3000, but even as that show is about to get a revival on Netflix, the s…[Read more]

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@missy  They should be airing “The Pilot” (the Series 10 premiere) on TV where you live if I’m not mistaken.  Thing is, in the last few years it’s been common to also have special one or two-night movie theater screenings of “event” episodes of Who, usually a few days after the television broadcast premiere.

This goes back to the international th…[Read more]

Cool, someone’s finally doing a Doctor Who “aftershow”!  I wish there was one of those in the U.S.  There are aftershows for Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and Orphan Black — there was even one for the ill-fated network drama Smash — but I think this is the first for Who.

@craig and @pedant  I suppose I’ll have to catch up with Arrival sometime.  I’ve heard almost nothing but great things, and how it’s a movie we need right now.  As for the awards groups, well, they rarely ever appreciate science fiction and fantasy as they should.  Look how they’ve been passing over Doctor Who lately!  😉

@missy  Well, they both played the Intelligence, after a fashion.  McKellan provided the voice of its disembodied form in “The Snowmen” only, while Grant played its physical host/form in it and later appearances.  🙂

As for Beauty and the Beast, a lot of people seem to love it, so maybe you and your husband will too.  Takes all kinds, and I am of…[Read more]

@ichabod   Mad times indeed.  (Hugs for those who need them)  One of the saddest things about these disasters right now is that while the officials, etc. in the U.K. are handling this with grace and dignity, it is not a guarantee that those in power elsewhere will.  Many people will turn this into just another political football to kick around to…[Read more]

@ichabod  I’m a theatre buff too, and I’ve heard a lot about the Groundhog Day musical from its original run in Stratford-on-Avon.  (The creative team was responsible for the very much loved stage version of Roald Dahl’s Matilda, so there was a lot of advance hope and hype for this one.)  Some people who have seen it there or in previews in N.Y.…[Read more]

I saw Disney’s much-hyped Beauty and the Beast remake yesterday morning.  Oof, it was bad.

I was 13 when the original animated movie came out and it’s my favorite Disney film, and one of my favorite movies period.  I watched it again a few weeks ago, and it more than holds up — just 84 minutes with credits, but it’s alive with joy, melodrama, an…[Read more]

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(hugs)  I know I missed you Missy!

Meanwhile, I found this interesting Hollywood rumor story that brings up an interesting question — is it possible for any kind of entertainment to be truly “escapist” right now?

http://www.avclub.com/article/jimmy-fallon-pressured-be-more-political-compete-s-251778

I’ve noticed that virtually every m…[Read more]

@thane15 and other Buffy fans should know that one of the best entertainment news/commentary websites, the A.V. Club, has been posting new interviews, retrospectives, and the like all this week to mark the anniversary.  This tag has links to them, in reverse order of posting.

http://www.avclub.com/tag/buffy-the-vampire-slayer/

The look at s…[Read more]